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Project Acronym: HOTSPOT | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5036

ins.: 2011-01-26 01:00, 15 yrs ago
By: Scientists
Category: SnakeRiver
SnakeRiver

HOTSPOT: 2011-01-26

End of the line at Kimama. Doug Schmitt and his ...
Eaton drilling puts rig up at Kimberly -- we start the pilot hole for casing. Eaton will rotary well to 700 feet to set casing. DOSECC will take over and core to depth. Target: 6000 feet

End of the line at Kimama. Doug Schmitt and his crew from University of Alberta oversee wireline geophysical logging by Centrury Geophysics after we reach bottom hole depth of 1854.5 m. Logging begins with nuclear tools through the casing, then moves on to open hole logging. Sediment bridges create problems in the open hole, but portions are logged successfully. Site preparation for the Kimberly hole has begun at the University of Idaho Research and Extension Center. The snow has melted, leaving a thick layer of mud. Still gooey after a week of drying out.